  The next time you feel like God can't use you, just remember. . . . Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was ugly Joseph was abused Moses had a stuttering problem Gideon was afraid Samson had long hair and was a womanizer Rahab was a prostitute Jeremiah and Timothy were to young David had an affair and was a murderer Elijah was suicidal Isaiah preached naked Jonah ran from God Naomi was a widow Job went bankrupt John the Baptist ate bugs Peter denied Christ The Disciples fell asleep while praying Martha worried about everything The Samaritan Woman was divorced, more then once Zaccheus was too small Timothy had an ulcer. . . AND Lazarus was dead! No more excuses now! God can use you to your full potential. Besides you aren't the message, you are just the messenger. |
 I did not know His love before, The way I know it now. I could not see my need for Him, My pride would not allow. I had it all, without a care, The "Self-sufficient" lie. My path was smooth, my sea was still, Not a cloud was in my sky. I thought I knew His love for me, I thought I'd seen His grace, I thought I did not need to grow, I thought I'd found my place. But then the way grew rough and dark, The storm clouds quickly rolled; The waves began to rock my ship, My anchor would not hold. The ship that I had built myself Was made of foolish pride. It fell apart and left me bare, With nowhere else to hide. I had no strength or faith to face The trials that lay ahead, And so I simply prayed to Him And bowed my weary head. His loving arms enveloped me, And then He helped me stand. He said, "You still must face this storm, But I will hold your hand." So through the dark and lonely night He guided me through pain. I could not see the light of day Or when the storm might wane. Yet through the aches and endless tears, My faith began to grow. I could not see it at the time, But my light began to glow. I saw God's love in brand new light, His grace and mercy, too. For only when all self was gone Could Jesus' love shine through. It was not easy in the storm, I sometimes wondered, "Why?" At times I thought, "I can't go on." I'd hurt, and doubt, and cry. But Jesus never left my side, He guided me each day. Through pain and strife, fire and flood, He helped me all the way. And now I see as never before How great His love can be. How in my weakness He is strong, How Jesus cares for me! He worked it all out for my good, Although the way was rough. He only sent what I could bear, And then He cried, "Enough!" He raised His hand and said, "Be still!" He made the storm clouds cease. He opened up the gates of joy And flooded me with peace. I saw His face now clearer still, I felt His presence strong, I found anew His faithfulness, He never did me wrong. Now I know more storms will come, But only for my good, For pain and tears have helped me grow As naught else ever could. I still have so much more to learn As Jesus works in me; If in the storm I'll love Him more, that's where I want to be! ---unknown |
 I cannot change the way I am, I never really try, God made me different and unique, I never ask him why. If I appear peculiar, There's nothing I can do, You must accept me as I am, As I've accepted you. God made a casting of each life, Then threw the old away, Each child is different from the rest, Unlike as night from day. So often we will criticize, The things that others do, But, do you know, they do not think, The same as me and you. So God in all his wisdom, Who knows us all by name, He didn't want us to be bored, That's why we're not the same Author Unknown |
I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones? What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets? What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?What if we flipped through it several times a day? What if we used it to receive messages from the text? What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it? What if we gave it to kids as gifts? What if we used it as we traveled? What if we used it in case of an emergency? What if we upgraded it to get the latest version? This is something to make you go...hmmm...where is my Bible? Oh, and one more thing. . . . Unlike our cell phone, we don't ever have to worry about our Bible being disconnected, because Jesus already paid the bill!! Makes you stop and think where our priorities are huh????
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General: Our hobbies are. . . . Nintendo, our computers, Game Boy, camping, 4-H, swimming, Boy Scouts, movies, Game Cube, music, Play Station, board games, church actives, family and playing with our friends.
Music: We love to listen to Christian, and country music.
Movies: Some of our favorite movies are. . . . Parent Trap, Toy Story, Winne the Pooh, Kim Possible, Harry Potter, LOTR, Hobbit, Willow, and Recess School's Out.
Television: We watch. . . . 7th Heaven, Dog The Bounty Hunter, Reba, Little People Big World, Hogan Knows Best, Tuckerville, Wrestling, and Smallville.
Books: Our favorite books and favorite authors are. . . . LOTR series, Harry Potter series (J. K. Rowling), Time Machine, Junie B. Jones series, Star Wars, Narnia, and C.S. Lewis.
Heroes: JESUS!!
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